Easter day we moved to South
Foley, Alabama , just north of Gulf Shores
We spent our first day at
the beach. Great weather day for the
beach.
We took Denise and Daniel to
the Foley Model Railroad
Museum, always and
amazing place to visit. Next stop was
the Medical Museum in Foley.
We had dinner at the
Undertow Bar and Grille, our favorite place in the Gulf Shores
We moved to the
Savannah/Hilton Head Island area staying in Hardeeville , SC.
We celebrated Jerry’s 62nd
birthday at the Olympic Café on the riverfront of the Savannah
River . Good Greek food, it
had been awhile so it tasted very good.
We went back down to the
riverfront the next day and spent some time wandering through the shops and
enjoying a Guinness at Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub, best Guinness Jerry has found in
the U.S.
The next day we took the
Trolley Tour with on/off stops of Savannah
Our next stop was the
historic sites on Hilton Head Island which included Mitchelville
Freedom Park ,
Fort Howell
We did the Dinner Cruise of
the Savannah River on the Georgia Queen. Nice dinner and a band that we line danced
to. Great exercise after all that
food.
Our day at the beach was at Tybee Island
about 18 miles east of Savannah
Dinner was at The Crab Shack
Restaurant with live gators. Food was
excellent for the price.
We visited the Coastal Discovery
Museum on Hilton
Head Island. They have a wonderful
indoor discovery center with 68 acres of nature to walk through.
A tasty lunch at the Skull
Creek Boathouse. This was a nice way to
end our Savannah/Hilton Head journey with Denise and Daniel.
Our first full day was out
to Chimney Rock. Great views all the way
around. We made it all the way up to
Exclamation Point. 1,600 steps in total
is a very good workout for the legs and cardio.
Our second day was a full
day at the Biltmore Estate on our 38th Wedding Anniversary. We did the full experience. The 2 hour audio tour, the Rooftop Tour, the
Upstairs/Downstairs Tour, the Winery with wine tasting and then ending with our
Anniversary dinner at the Bistro Restaurant on the Estate. Another day with a lot of stairs made for a
good workout.
On our third day we did a
road trip after 2 strenuous days of stairs.
We drove down through Maggie Valley to Cherokee then up to the Great Smokey
Mountain Visitor
Center and Farm Museum. After a visit there we drove the Blue Ridge Parkway
back to Maggie Valley.
We stopped at the Elevated
Mountain Distillery for a whiskey making education and of course some
sampling.
Our last sightseeing day was
in downtown Asheville. We spent quite a bit of time in the Mast
General Store. They had a little bit of everything and some very unique
items. Jerry enjoyed a few “Ice Cubes”,
his favorite old fashion candy. We went
through the Pinball
Museum, a very
interesting place with a few Pinball machines from the 1930’s to the 1950’s and
some you can still play. We enjoyed
lunch at the street side Carmel’s
restaurant.
Fred and Nancy headed
home. We stayed for a few more days
waiting out the rain. It rained for 2
days, was good rest time after the busy last 4 weeks.
We spent the rest of April
and the first of May in Archbold, Ohio at Sauder
Village waiting out the
snow melt and warm up at home.
Sauder Village was a very nice surprise. The Sauder Heritage Inn had a wonderful pool
and hot tub that the campground guests are able to use.
Sauder Village is a historic village of the local area with a
museum that explains the Sauder Furniture business history. The village had wonderful interpreters in
many of the historic buildings explaining the life and times.
There was also a wonderful
quilt show in the Founder’s Hall. We
felt like we were walking through an art gallery, so much detail and artistry
in each of the quilts.
It was a great way to end
our 9 month journey. Until next fall........
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